When Djembe comes for another visit, he shows them how to tell stories with the Kora, a stringed musical instrument from West Africa plucked with the fingers. PING AND FRIENDS, follows Ping and her friends as they find musical inspiration in unlikely places. While having fun with words and sounds, they come up with the most fantastical tunes imaginable. Rhythm is explored by movement. Melodies in the show are simple and repeatable, songs go faster then slower with the change in tempo, and all of Melody Meadow friends collaborate to make music together.